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Combined with high-speed (slow-motion) video cameras: Add incredibly detailed sound. A drop of water might sound like a tidal wave. A glass breaking might sound like a building crumbling. Lots to be discovered.

Biologists could learn more about the communication sounds made by insects, rodents, and birds.

When used with real-time digital signal processing, could give new possibilities to sensor technology.

Short-term goals

- Find suitable components: - 1MHz 16-bit analog-to-digital converter

- microphone that can respond to high ultrasonic freqencies

- flash memory, several hundred megabytes at least

- USB or some other connection

- Assemble a prototype

- Write a simple program to make it easier to locate sounds (based on amplitude level) in a long recording.

- Potential additional features

- built-in lossy audio data compression

- automatic start and stop of recording based on audio levels

Long-term goals

- Develop a compact stereo version

- two microphones spaced a certain distance apart

Milestones

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Participants

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